This Day in History Class

2001 Afleveringen

1. The first American bank heist takes place at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia - September 2nd, 1798

   Gepubliceerd: 2-9-2022
2. Nazi Germany decrees that all Jews over the age of six must wear a yellow star - September 1st, 1941

   Gepubliceerd: 1-9-2022
3. John Lloyd Wright is granted the patent for Lincoln Logs - August 31st, 1920

   Gepubliceerd: 31-8-2022
4. Guion "Guy" Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space - August 30th, 1983

   Gepubliceerd: 30-8-2022
5. The last known member of the Yahi people emerges from the California wilderness - August 29th, 1911

   Gepubliceerd: 29-8-2022
6. The French government denies responsibility for the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - August 26th, 1985

   Gepubliceerd: 26-8-2022
7. The U.S. National Park Service is established - August 25th, 1916

   Gepubliceerd: 25-8-2022
8. Chef George Crum allegedly invents the potato chip - August 24th, 1853

   Gepubliceerd: 24-8-2022
9. First Lady Dolley Madison saves a portrait of George Washington from British looters - August 23rd, 1814

   Gepubliceerd: 23-8-2022
10. Ann Smith Franklin becomes the first female newspaper editor in the United States - August 22nd, 1762

    Gepubliceerd: 22-8-2022
11. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds its first automobile race - August 19th, 1909

    Gepubliceerd: 19-8-2022
12. Mongol leader Genghis Khan dies - August 18th, 1227

    Gepubliceerd: 18-8-2022
13. East German border guards shoot a man trying to cross the Berlin Wall - August 17th, 1962

    Gepubliceerd: 17-8-2022
14. Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898

    Gepubliceerd: 16-8-2022
15. King Macbeth of Scotland is defeated at the Battle of Lumphanan - August 15th, 1057

    Gepubliceerd: 15-8-2022
16. The nearly complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is unearthed in South Dakota - August 12th, 1990

    Gepubliceerd: 12-8-2022
17. America's first roller skating rink opens in Newport, Rhode Island - August 11th, 1866

    Gepubliceerd: 11-8-2022
18. The Smithsonian Institution is established - August 10th, 1846

    Gepubliceerd: 10-8-2022
19. The U.S. Forest Service introduces Smokey Bear - August 9th, 1944

    Gepubliceerd: 9-8-2022
20. Masked bandits rob a Royal Mail train in England - August 8th, 1963

    Gepubliceerd: 8-8-2022